Animal Information: Bear is an estimated 10-week-old (DOB 11/6/2025) male large mixed breed -- we could see boxer, rottie, bully breed, even some black mouth cur, ridgeback or shephered! Whatever he is, he is adorable, biddable and very smart. This little pup is confident, resilient, and takes everything in stride. …
Animal Information: Bear is an estimated 10-week-old (DOB 11/6/2025) male large mixed breed -- we could see boxer, rottie, bully breed, even some black mouth cur, ridgeback or shephered! Whatever he is, he is adorable, biddable and very smart. This little pup is confident, resilient, and takes everything in stride. He is social and playful with friendly dogs and respectful of grumpy dogs with strong boundaries. He eats in the crate, sleeps in the crate through the night, and has had no accidents in the crate: a great start! He's getting the hang of potty training and should be good to go with such a few days of consistency (he's a super quick learner!) He loves to play with toys, and especially likes tug! Promising toy drive, AND pack drive! Also, food motivated. A motivated owner's dream! He picked up "Sit" in about one minute, and happily follows a person around even without a leash! His most annoying quality is that he gets underfoot. He's not vocal or demanding, and while he loves to cuddle (after a vigorous play session) he doesn't exhibit separation anxiety. He is currently fostered with several large dogs and three young kids (ages 2-6) and he's super playful with them. He does have razor sharp puppy teeth and while he's learning the rules any kids would most certainly be scratched or nipped and so, while we won't say "NO KIDS" this will very much depend on the kids (and parents) comfort level with puppy behaviors. This experienced foster's educated opinion is that Bear has all the stuff to be a confident, social and friendly dog with other dogs and people; he has not been formally tested with cats but based on his "look" suspect that couuld be tricky. He's a really fun dog and is going to make someone a really nice buddy.
Animal Information: Bear is an estimated 10-week-old (DOB 11/6/2025) male, large mixed-breed puppy. We see hints of boxer, rottie, bully breed, black mouth cur, ridgeback, or shepherd. Whatever the mix, he's undeniably adorable, biddable, and very smart.
Bear is confident, resilient, and takes new experiences in stride. He's social and playful with friendly dogs and respectfully backs off from grumpy ones with clear boundaries.
He's off to a fantastic start with training: Bear eats and sleeps in his crate through the night with no accidents and is quickly picking up potty training with a little consistency. He loves toys - especially tug - and shows promising toy drive, strong pack drive, and he's very food motivated (a trainer's dream!). He learned "sit" in about a minute and happily follows his person around, even off leash; leash-training is going well, too!
His most annoying quality? He tends to be underfoot (which can be stressful given how little he is compared to the other dogs in his foster home!) Even so, he's not vocal or overly demanding and shows no signs of separation anxiety. Bear loves to play but crashes hard too. After a vigorous play session, he enjoys cuddling or snoozing four-legs-up in his crate.
Bear is currently fostered with several large dogs and three young kids (ages 2-6) and is playful and friendly with them. Like all puppies, he has razor-sharp teeth and is still learning appropriate mouth manners, so placement with kids will depend on their (and their parents') comfort level with normal puppy nips and scratches. He hasn't been tested with cats, and given his possible breed mix, that may be a challenge. Overall, his foster believes Bear has all the ingredients to grow into a confident, social, friendly companion, and he's going to make someone a really great buddy.
Foster Profile: Coming Soon!
Adoption Info: Adoption fee is $575 which includes spay/neuter, core vaccinations Rabies and DPPV per AVMA standards, any indicated preventative care, microchip with lifetime registration, and recent health check with a veterinarian. Adoption fee may be tax deductible as Dog Gone Seattle is a 501c3 organization (ID 81-5101166).
Apply Online: www.doggoneseattle.org/adoption-application
Animal History: Bear was surrendered surrendered to our rescue by someone who had purchased on Craigslist two days earlier. We have been in communications with the Craigslist Seller and have some basic background on him. He is currently fostered in Bothell and available for adoption to the greater Seattle area.
